Word Processor
En français : "logiciel de traitement de texte"
Em português : "processador de texto"
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A software for preparing documents. Sometimes also called "document preparation system." Wordprocessors may be a stand-alone program or part of an office suite.
Current wordprocessors
A list of some word processor programs. A couple have been localised for a few African languages (OpenOffice.org applications and Microsoft Word); some may not be useful for producing documents in some African languages (WordPerfect, for instance, apparently has poor Unicode support).
FOSS
- AbiWord
- OpenOffice.org Writer
Proprietary
Local companies
- Paradigm (Nigeria)
- Nkraata V1.1 word processor for Akan - http://www.nkraata.com/
Obsolete wordprocessors for African languages
Several wordprocessors for African languages were produced in the 1990s. These include:
- Hikaadiye for Somali
- Koma Kuda for Manding in the N'Ko script
- Oromiffa for Oromo
- "WordPerfect?" for Amharic
References & other links
DonationCoder.com Wordprocessor Reviews http://www.donationcoder.com/Reviews/Archive/WordProcs/index_fullh.html(approve sites)
Wikipedia, "Logiciel de traitement de texte," http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Logiciel_de_traitement_de_texte
______, "Processador de texto," http://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Processador_de_texto
______, "Word processor," http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Word_processor